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Kindschuh noticed what appeared to be a Sikh man, about 40 or 50, in a pool of blood after suffering a gunshot wound. He said he ran over, took off his belt and wrapped it around the man’s head to stop the bleeding.

“It was just adrenalin pumping,” Kindschuh said. “I was just trying to save this guy. We put the belt around his head and we’re trying to coax him, trying to keep him alive. He was talking for a little bit.”

Kindschuh motioned to the back of the room and shouted for help. “I shout to them, ‘This man is bleeding. Is somebody a doctor or a nurse?’ Nobody came over. It was just (me and the bartender)," he said.

The bartender locked the door as Kindschuh stayed by the injured man, and moments later, one of the alleged attackers tried to get into the pub. As the man banged on the door, police subdued him.

“The SWAT men entered the pub and they shouted, ‘Everyone get out and go outside of the area,’” Kindschuh said. “At that point everyone got up and left, including me. I felt reasonably assured that real medical personnel would come to help this guy, so I felt I had done everything I can that was of use.”

People thought Kindschuh was injured because of the amount of blood he had on his clothes.

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Blood on Mark Kindschuh’s clothes

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack Sunday, but it has often made such claims even when it's not responsible for acts of terrorism. Authorities say extremists inspired by ISIS likely carried out the attack.

Seven people died and dozens more were injured as a result of the attack, and the gravity of the chaos he experienced sank in for Kindschuh on Sunday.

"The adrenaline was still pumping so much that it didn't really set in yet what I had witnessed and what had happened in terms of this attack," Kindschuh said. "Now, a day later, it's settled in just how awful and shocking it was."